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Tuesday, June 05, 2012

Looking ahead

► With the NHL Draft just a few weeks away, projections for the draftees are beginning
to appear on hockey Web site. The Scouting Report’s rankings have 2012 recruit
Sam Kurker (photo) rated #62 and suggest he could move and be a high second round
choice. TSR ranks 2013 recruit Robbie Baillargeon at #66 and notes that the
former Cushing Academy standout is likely to return to his natural center
position in his final USHL season after playing wing most of the past season with Indiana.

►The BU recruits attending the NHL Combine in Toronto,
Kurker, Baillargeon and Danny O’Regan, all made the top ten in several
categories of thephysical workouts. Baillargeon was second
in hand-eye coordination. Kurker finished fifth in pushups/body weight and
sixth in push strength, while O’Regan was fourth in bench pressing and ninth in
pushups.

After returning from the Combine, Baillargeon
posted his final
blogpost for New England Hockey Journal.

► A highlight
reel of the NTDP U18s' season, heavy on the World U18 Championships features goals by
three BU 2012 recruits. Goals by Matthew Lane (21) at 6:39, Matt Grzelczyk (7) at
8:05) and O’Regan (15) at 10:30.

► Massachusetts has
named its representatives to this summer’s USA Hockey Player Development camps.
2014 recruit Jack
Eichel will participate in the Select 16 Festival in July, beginning July
7. Last summer at the Select 15 festival, the Chemlsford native led all scorers
with a 7-7-14 line in 15 games and was named top forward at the event by U.S.
Hockey Report. Heading to the Select 17 festival is St. Sebastian’s forward
Corey Ronan, whose father, Ed Ronan, played for two BU Final Four clubs, and
whose cousin, Matt Ronan, is a current Terrier.